Your own words
AI does not write, complete or rewrite a colleague’s message.
Recognition days · Coming up
Volunteer Day.
Thank the people who show up.
International Volunteer Day is 5 December. Bring coordinators and volunteers together in a card for the people who give their time, wherever they work.
AI checks. Human review. Your own words. ↓International Volunteer Day
5 December, every year
Place
Official dates and details ↗Worldwide
International Volunteer Day
Thanks beyond the attendance list.
Some volunteers help weekly; others join for one event. Plan recognition around contribution rather than hours, with room for people who cannot attend in person.
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Thank a local volunteer team
Ask coordinators and fellow volunteers to contribute to a card for a named team. Keep sensitive information about the people they support out of the notes.
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Include occasional volunteers
Someone who joined for a collection, a weekend or a single event can still be part of the thank you. Do not restrict recognition to the regular rota.
- 03
Reach the smaller branches
A central ceremony may leave out distant groups. A card can be read from a browser, with writing shared through a branch’s agreed communication route.
- 04
Recognise the coordinators
Scheduling, welcoming and supporting volunteers take work. Make room to thank the people organising the service as well as those taking part on the day.
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Let people keep their privacy
Check before using a name or photograph publicly. Deliver the card to its recipient without turning a private thank you into a social campaign.
The organiser’s list
Across the branches.
Use your organisation’s agreed communication routes. A card should not require someone to disclose the people they support or explain why they volunteer.
- Choose a recipient or named team for each card.
- Invite occasional as well as regular volunteers.
- Keep beneficiary information out of messages.
- Give each branch enough time to contribute.
- Check the recipient’s delivery preference.
AI safety checks
People write.
AI checks.
The check looks for threats, abuse, sexual content, spam and exposed private details. Flagged notes are kept off the card for a person to review.
How the checks work ↗A person can correct it
Company cards have a spam folder for managers and admins. On a card bought without an account, the creator reviews set aside notes through their manage link.
The limits are clear
AI can miss a note or flag one wrongly. If the check is unavailable, writing still works.
Check the data policy
Notes are sent to TypeSafe for the check. Names and card access codes are left out of that request.
Read the privacy notice ↗From an occasion to a card
Give them
everyone’s words.
- 01
Create the card
Pick a cover, name the recipient and choose when it opens. You can buy one card without a company account.
- 02
Share the writing link
Colleagues contribute in a browser. Each person writes and signs their own message.
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They open it on the day
The messages arrive together in one card. The recipient reads it on their phone.
For repeated birthdays, work anniversaries, welcomes and leaving days, use a company account with Slack and BambooHR.
See the plans ↗Questions
When is International Volunteer Day?
5 December every year. The United Nations confirms the date.
Can contributors be outside the organisation?
Yes. Anyone you choose to share the writing link with can contribute through a browser. Share it only with the intended group.
Are flagged notes reviewed?
Yes. The creator reviews set aside notes on a card bought without an account. Managers and admins review the spam folder on company cards.
Let them read everyone’s thanks.
Checked 30 September 2026.